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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 52
Appendix II
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Appendix II.
Weekly expenses of a Carpenter with a wife and three Children.
| In 1839. | In 1884. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| 8 Quartern Loaves | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 lbs. Meat | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1½ lbs. Butter | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 1 lb. Cheese | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 lbs. Sugar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ¼ lb. Tea | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 lb. Soap | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 lb. Candles | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 lb. Rice | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Quarts Milk | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Vegetables | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Coals and Firing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rent | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Clothes and Sundries | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | 10 | 28 | 3 | |
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